Results – Kolkata

b f KAYADHU (Haroon Khan) and dk b f ALL THAT JAZZ (Vinay Jaiswal) were very fractious, repeatedly kicked the rear gates and in the process sustained injuries on their both hinds. Under the circumstances the fillies were withdrawn with the permission of the Stewards before coming under Starter’s orders. The Starting Stall Certificates of KAYADHU and ALL THAT JAZZ have been revoked by the Starter. Trs. Jasbir Singh and C Gleich have been informed not to accept with their respective charges until certified fit by the Sr. Veterinary Officer. STAR WAGER (M Maseyk) which was fractious in its stall ran detached from the field. In view of its behavior Tr. Bharath Singh was informed not to accept with his charge until passed fit in a barrier trial during the hours of morning track work. Jockey Surjeet Singh, the rider of BENJAMIN, reported that he lost his whip approaching the 100 metres.

RITHAMBHRA (App Mohit Singh) jumped awkwardly from the gates. BLUE MOUNTAIN (Deep Shanker) was slow to begin. STALKER (App Vikash Tamang) was slow to begin losing approximately 2 lengths at the start and thereafter was observed in the early and middle stages of the race to be running detached from the field. At a subsequent enquiry App Vikash Tamang was shown the CCTV replay of the race and fined a sum of Rs. 2,000/- for not being alert at the start and for failing to improve his position when he had every opportunity to do so. The apprentice was further informed that in future should he ride in a similar manner he would be reported to the Stewards for appropriate action. App Mohit Singh, the rider of RITHAMBHRA, which drifted to the outer portion of the race track passing the distance post was reprimanded for dropping his hands before passing the winning post.

Jockey Md Shabbani, the rider of b g DESERT IMAGE which ran detached from the field was fined a sum of Rs. 1,000/- for excessive use of the whip (1st offence) and a further sum of Rs. 1,000/- for the use of the whip on his mount when it was clearly out of contention. In view of the gelding’s performance, Tr. D M David was informed not to accept with his charge until shown to the satisfaction of the Stipendiary Stewards in a mock race.

GIRL OF FLOWERS (Surjeet Singh) was slow to begin. Jockey C Alford when afforded an opportunity to explain the running of his mount ch f ROMANTIC SUNSET stated that he was instructed to place his mount in a forward position and thereafter on entering the straight to do his best. These instructions he was able to follow till approaching the 500 metres marker and thereafter despite his efforts the filly failed to respond and finished off the race at the rear of the field. The trainer corroborated the statements of the jockey and could give no plausible explanation for its poor performance. The filly was impounded for veterinary and analytical examinations. On examination the Sr. Veterinary Officer reported that no ailment was noticed. Tr. Vijay Singh was informed to keep his charge under observation and report ailment, if any, and not to accept with his charge until it was capable of a better performance.

At the request of Tr. Vijay Singh, b c AGENT ARCHIE a declared starter in the above race, was examined by the Sr. Veterinary Officer on the morning of Tuesday, 6th September 2011 and found to be lame on its left fore. Under the circumstances the colt was withdrawn on veterinary grounds. Tr. Vijay Singh was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer. HIGHLAND PRINCE (Sk Israil) jumped awkwardly from the gates. ADAMARIS (Deep Shanker) and ROYAL SAGA (App Ajoy Roy) brushed against each other passing the winning post. The Veterinary Officer reported that b g CAMEO returned bleeding from both nostrils. Tr. D Karki was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.

RAZMADEN (Shailesh Shinde) was slow to begin.

Jockey Pintu Das, the rider of ROMANTIC LAD (drawn 1) which was slow to begin was severely reprimanded for shifting course ‘outwards’ soon after jumping out of the gates when there was sufficient room to make progress along the rails and thereafter for travelling wide for no apparent reason while rounding the bend. The jockey was further informed that should he ride in a similar manner in future, he would be dealt with appropriately. b f CANDLE IN THE WIND (Ryan Marshall) ran detached from the field. The jockey when afforded an opportunity to explain the running of his mount stated that in spite of his best efforts the filly was not responding to his urgings in the early and middle stages of the race. At a subsequent veterinary examination, the Veterinary Officer reported that the filly was observed to be lame on its left fore. Tr. Bharath Singh was informed not to accept with his charge until certified fit by the Veterinary Officer.